Robert Hills Auction Prices and Value Guide
Robert Hills auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 195 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Robert Hills auction prices: quick answer
Robert Hills auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Robert Hills
- Source records
- 195
- Market update
- 2026-02-06
Artist context
About Robert Hills
Robert Hills (1769–1844) was an English painter, etcher, watercolourist, and draftsman active in London during the late Georgian and Regency periods. Born in Islington and based in London for much of his career, Hills became known for his detailed depictions of rural landscapes, cattle, and pastoral scenes that reflect the broader British tradition of animal and countryside painting. He worked across a range of media, producing oil paintings, watercolours, etchings, and finished drawings. His staffage figures — small human or animal figures inserted into landscapes — were a recognised aspect of his practice. Hills's work is held in the Tate collection, and his identity is well-documented in major library authority files including the Getty Union List of Artist Names, VIAF, the Library of Congress, and the RKD Netherlands Institute for Art History.
British landscape and animal painting tradition, late Georgian eraoil paintingwatercolouretchingprintmakingcattle and livestockrural landscapestrees and woodlandpastoral and countryside scenes
Common works and media
Hills is most frequently encountered in appraisal contexts as etchings and engravings of rural and animal subjects, watercolour landscapes featuring cattle and trees, and finished drawings of pastoral scenes. Oil paintings are less common at auction. His subjects include cattle resting, beech trees, village greens, and views of the English countryside around Kent and Surrey. Collectors may also find print series and book illustrations attributed to him.
Market and appraisal context
Robert Hills's work appears at auction primarily as 19th-century British drawings, watercolours, and etchings. His etchings and works on paper are encountered more frequently than oil paintings. Collectors should consider medium (etching versus watercolour versus oil), subject (cattle and pastoral scenes are characteristic), condition of the paper support, provenance, and the quality of execution when assessing value. Works with documented exhibition history or institutional provenance may command stronger results. Comparable public auction records should be consulted for current market positioning.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Appraisal caveats
- No specific auction records or price ranges are available in the current source pack; market context is inferred from the artist's period, medium, and institutional representation.
- Works by Robert Hills span multiple media (oil, watercolour, etching, drawing); auction values vary significantly by medium, size, and condition.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context passed Appraisily's promotion threshold: high confidence, strong sources.
- Wikidata library authority
- Wikipedia wikipedia
- Getty Vocabulary Program library authority
- VIAF library authority
- Library of Congress library authority
- Tate museum or university
Data basis
This page is built from Appraisily's public auction market index. Private transactions, incomplete sale feeds, and attribution changes may not be fully represented.
Artist value FAQ
How much is Robert Hills worth?
Comparable public auction sales are the best starting point, but final value depends on the specific artwork, condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence.
Can Appraisily value my Robert Hills artwork?
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